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SPC COMMANDO:

you would start with an older model of ship than stuff seen later on in the Halo Universe. For example, first you get a Halcyon Class Cruiser (Pillar of Autumn) and then you could get a Marathon Class later on. As the game progresses you could also upgrade your ship. For example, 3 shot mac gun, or more powerful missles. My personal favorite idea is the ODST and/or Spartan boarding craft. Your ship now has a pelican with extra armor that can attempt to take an enemy ship. Depending on the ships size and damage taken, they would have a certain chance of success. For example, with a Covenant Cruiser like Truth and reconciliation, if the ship is at perfect condition then they would have a low, maybe 25% chance of success. but if it has taken a lot of damage, then they may have up to a 75% chance. What happens if they succeed is up to the player. they could keep it, or destroy it. Why destroy it? because since it is a covenant ship not too many spartans or ODSTs know how to pilot one. so instead, they just remove the ship from the battle field, because the covenant would have their own way of boarding ships.

odsts and spartans  boarding crafts and capturing them or destroying is cool, but 1) do they(odsts and spartans) like escape or what, cuz it be a basic suicide mission and the unsc needed all they can get. 2) would the covies have this kind of power?(more common then unsc boarding crafts), and if they did, they would have to destroy the ship b/c they despised human weapons

the boarders would survive the mission, even if they fail, they would just have , say, double the recharge time before you can use them again

as for the covenant version, yes they would have their own version, Spec ops elites or something